Doors to the Sea: Prayer: In Weal & Woe

Thursday, February 7, 2008

Prayer: In Weal & Woe

You, O God Almighty, are the God who answers me in the day of my distress, and You have been with me wherever I have gone. At times Your hand has been heavy upon me; at other times You have borne me up on eagle's wings. You, O Lord, pronounce weal and woe not for individuals alone but for nations and kingdoms. May the Kingdom of the world become the Kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and may You reign forever and ever. Amen

Genesis 35.3; 1 Samuel 5.11; Jeremiah 26.18; Revelation 11.15

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Welcome to Doors to the Sea

The title, Doors to the Sea, comes from Job 38.8-11: Or Who shut in the sea with doors when it burst out from the womb? -- when I made the clouds its garment and the thick darkness its swaddling band, and prescribed bounds for it, and set bars and doors, and said, 'Thus far shall you come, and no farther, and here shall your proud waves be stopped'? These verses record part of God's response to Job's questions regarding his confusing circumstances. God is much more grand than we imagine -- the bounding and pounding surf of the sea abruptly halts at the command of God! Living on the Oregon Coast it is a constant reminder that God is not unaware of our circumstance -- we are to simply come to the One who created the Doors to the Sea and lay out our requests and praises. We may not get an immediate answer; but we can be assured that God knows our situation and has established parameters on our circumstance: Thus far shall you come, and no farther! God is faithful and will see us through. Each day's prayer is based upon quiet time readings taken from three different Old Testament chapters and one New Testament chapter. Key verses are highlighted and then a prayer is crafted from the thoughts expressed in the verses. Amazingly, each day's prayer speaks directly to the author's circumstances. We pray you will be blessed as you share this journey of prayerful contemplation.